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  1. July 16th 2006, 12:27 PM #1
    bobby77
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    One day, the temperature at 8:00 A.M. was 47°F, and by 1:00 P.M. the temperature was 52°F. What was the hourly rate of temperature change?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bobby77
    One day, the temperature at 8:00 A.M. was 47°F, and by 1:00 P.M. the temperature was 52°F. What was the hourly rate of temperature change?
    In five hours the temperature changed by 5 degrees, so the average rate
    of change of temperature was 1 degree per hour.

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